mayora

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From mayor.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /maˈʝoɾa/ [maˈʝo.ɾa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /maˈʃoɾa/ [maˈʃo.ɾa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /maˈʒoɾa/ [maˈʒo.ɾa]

  • Rhymes: -oɾa
  • Syllabification: ma‧yo‧ra

Noun

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mayora f (plural mayoras)

  1. (Mexico) an elderly female cook, who may work in a commercial kitchen but typically does not have formal training

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English mayor with semantic loan from English mayoress, influenced in spelling by loanwords like doktor~doktora or pastor~pastora.

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Noun

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mayora (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜌᜓᜇ)

  1. (colloquial) mayoress of a city or municipality/town
    Synonym: alkaldesa
    Coordinate term: mayor
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